Door construction for shower bath cabinets



J. F. LEVAN April 4, 1939.

DOOR CONSTRUCTION FOR SHOWER BATH CABINETS Filed May 10, 1938 11w NTOR. g WM m ATTORNEYS.

Patented Apr. 4, 1939 PATENT OFFICE DOOR CONSTRUCTION FOR SHOWER BATH CABINETS John F. Levan, Elkhart, Ind., assignor to Excel Curtain Company, Elkhart, Ind., a corporation of Indiana Application May 10, 1938, Serial No. 207,063

3 Claims.

This invention relates to doors for cabinets, as shower cabinets, and has for its object a construction for deflecting the water from the shower away from the joint between the closed door and the door frame and away from the open space beneath the door, and hence, for preventing the water from splashing from the inside to the outside of the cabinet.

It also has for its object a simple compact hinge construction particularly adapted for hinging the door.

The invention consists in the novel features and in the combinations and constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawing in which like characters designate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a fragmentary elevation of a door embodying this invention, contiguous portions of the door frame being also shown.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view on line 2-2, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional View of one of the hinged corners of the door and contiguous parts.

I designates the door frame which is applied in the door opening in any suitable manner, it being formed with an angular flange or stop 2 against which the door closes.

3 designates the sash of the door and 4 a panel supported by the sash, this being usually a glass panel. The sash 3 is U or channel shaped in general form in cross section with the open side of the U formation facing inwardly to receive means, as a U-shaped resilient or rubber packing strip 5, which, in turn, receives the margin of the panel 4. The side of the channel formation which closes against the stop 2 is provided with a flange which extends across the edge of the stop 2 and serves to deflect the water from the shower inwardly into the cabinet away from the joint between the sash and the door frame. The channel is preferably formed up of sheet metal and the side thereof, which closes against the stop, is formed with an outwardly extending flange or V-shaped corrugation or rib B which extends across the edge of the stop 2, and as the surface '7 of this flange flares outwardly, it deflects the water from the shower inwardly into the cabinet and prevents it from splashing under the door or being forced out through the joint between the sash and the frame I.

The lower rail of the door is usually several inches above the threshold of the door, as seen in Figure 1.

Preferably, the sash 3 and also the door frame I are formed up of metal strips and the outer strip 8 is a veneer strip of stainless steel. This feature forms no part of the invention.

Owing to this sash construction, the door is economically manufactured and provision made to deflect water tending to splash out of the cabinet back into the cabinet.

The hinges for the sash, U-shaped in cross section, are provided in a simple and economical manner, as follows: Metal blocks, as 9, are located in two corners on the hinged edge of the sash and are preferably welded therein. These blocks 9 are provided with bores or passages H], which are alined with openings in the upper and lower rails of the sash, these openings receiving hinge-pins ll extending from brackets l2 which have base plates l3 secured to the frame, as by screws Id. In assembling, one bracket, as the upper bracket, is placed in position and the door hung on the hinge-pin thereof and then the lower bracket is placed in position with its hinge-pin in the passage ll] of the lower bracket, and then the screws l4 applied. The base flange of the upper bracket lies on the inside of the hollow formation of the door frame I, while the lower bracket, which is applied after the door is hung, is on the outer side of the hollow formation of the frame I. r

The hinge of this construction consists of few parts and takes up little space, and owing to the blocks 9 the hinge construction lends itself to the channel-shaped formation of the door frame.

I claim:

1. In a door construction for shower bath cabinets, the combination of a door frame formed with a stop against which the door closes, a door including a marginal sash hinged to the door frame, and a panel, the sash being channelshaped in cross section and provided with means for receiving the panel, the side of the channel which closes against the stop being formed with an offset wedge-shaped in cross section extending across the edge of the stop for deflecting water away from the joint between the closed door and means for receiving the margin of the panel, the side of the U formation which closes against the stop being formed with a flange extending outby, the sash being formed up of sheet metal into U formation in cross sectionand having means at the open side of the U formation for receiving the margin of the panel, the side of the U formation, which closes against the stop, being formed 5 with an outwardly extending flange V-shaped in cross section for extending across the edge of the stop when the door is closed and acting to deflect water away from the joint between the sash and the frame.

JOHN F. LEVAN. 

